What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 11, 2011 at about 0906 MST, the student pilot was making his second solo flight from the Sturgis, SD airport. He was making a stop and go landing but left the flaps full down on takeoff. The aircraft pitched up steeply after takeoff, stalled to the left, then impacted the ground in a near vertical position. The pilot received fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. In reviewing the student pilot's logbook, many items required before solo flight were not accomplished or logged. The pilot's instructor will be re-examined.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 11, 2011 AT ABOUT 0906 MST, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT FROM THE STURGIS, SD AIRPORT. HE WAS MAKING A STOP AND GO LANDING BUT LEFT THE FLAPS FULL DOWN ON TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP STEEPLY AFTER TAKEOFF, STALLED TO THE LEFT, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.IN REVIEWING THE STUDENT PILOT'S LOGBOOK, MANY ITEMS REQUIRED BEFORE SOLO FLIGHT WERE NOT ACCOMPLISHED OR LOGGED. THE PILOT'S INSTRUCTOR WILL BE RE-EXAMINED.
NTSB investigation
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